The future Queen rocked glowy make-up with a smoky eye and a half-updo with loose waves; however, it was her jewellery that stole the show. Catherine wore a pair of pearl drop earrings and a pearl bracelet, and the two pieces belonged to key members of the Firm.

The earrings were Queen Elizabeth II’s Bahrain Pearl Drop Earrings, and the triple-strand pearl bracelet belonged to Princess Diana.

Prince William and Catherine hosted the second of the King’s Garden parties at Buckingham Palace, on behalf of His Majesty.

The royal couple were joined by other royals, including Zara Tindall and the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh.

They met guests from a number of their patronages, military affiliations and passion projects, including Homewards and tenants across the Duchy of Cornwall sites.

Some of those meeting the future King and Queen today included Rhian Mannings, who lost her son to a hidden illness and subsequently her husband to suicide.

Southport survivor Leanne Lucas met the royal couple and said: “I met William and Kate when they last came to Southport, so I’m a surviving teacher of the Southport attack 2024, so really it was like meeting an old friend again, because we had such personal conversations last time we met.

“William wants to check that I’m also keeping an eye on my wellbeing as well as all the knife crime campaigning we’re doing.”

Regarding meeting Kate, she said: “Last time I met her I was quite down, we met them while the inquiry was going on, so she just said she is so happy to see me full of energy and passion and enthusiasm again and she’s like ‘it’s so nice to see you back to the way that you should be and the way that you were before everything terrible happened’, so it was nice.”